Richard A LeCouteur
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
Surgical & Radiological Sciences
Surgical & Radiological Sciences
Phone Number
Research Profile
Licenses
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology)
Diplomate European College of Veterinary Neurology
Education
1975, DVM, University of Sydney, Australia,
1987, PhD, University of California, Davis,
Active Research Grants
Principal Investigator, Gene therapy for brain tumors, (Principal Investigator), Paul & Borgie Petersen Foundation - Peterson Trust
Co-Investigator, Investigation of Toca 511 & Toca FC in companion dogs with brain cancer to improve human brain tumor research, Dickinson PJ (Principal Investigator), Tocagen
Co-Investigator, Imaging to optimize convection-enhanced delivery, Dickinson PJ (Principal Investigator), National Institutes of Health
Honors and Awards
1976 Rogar/STB of Canada Research Fellowship, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
1977 Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association Fellowship, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
1981-83 Medical Research Council of Canada Research Fellowship
1981-82 University of Califorbnia Regent's Fellowship
1981 Commonwealth Veterinary Fund Travel Fellowship (University of Glasgow)
1987 Commencement Speaker (elected by Class of 1987), College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
1988 Commencement Speaker (elected by Class of 1988), College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
1992 T.G. Hungerford Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Education, Post Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
1993 Small Animal Practitioner of the Year, Australian Small Animal Veterinary Association
1996 Commencement Speaker (elected by Class of 1996), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
1998 Favorite Teacher of the Class of 1999, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
1999 Commencement Speaker (elected by Class of 1999), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
2000 Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher Award, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
2001 Commencement Speaker (elected by Class of 2001), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
2001 Favorite Teacher of the Class of 2002, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
2004 Bourgelat Award for “Outstanding International Contributions in the Field of Small Animal Practice”, British Small Animal Veterinary Association, 47th BSAVA Congress, Birmingham, England
2004 Keynote Speaker (elected by Class of 2004), California Medical Assocation Senior Banquet
2004 Favorite Teacher of the Class of 2005, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
2005 Faculty Award (elected by Class of 2005), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
2010 Faculty Award (elected by Class of 2010), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2011 LeCouteur RA, Williams DC: Neurodiagnostics, Tobias KM and Johnston SA, (ed), Veterinary Surgery Small Animal, Missouri. 340-356.
2010 LeCouteur RA: CT-guided Stereotactic Brain Biopsy, Côté E, (ed), Clinical Veterinary Advisor Dogs and Cats, 2nd Edition, Missouri. 1214-1215.
2010 LeCouteur RA: Diseases of the Spinal Cord, Ettinger SJ and Feldman EC, (ed), Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 7th Edition, Philadelphia. 1461.
2010 LeCouteur RA, PJ Dickinson: Brain biopsy, Ettinger SJ and Feldman EC, (ed), Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 7th Edition, Philadelphia. 454-455.
2010 Dickinson PJ, RA LeCouteur: Muscle and nerve biopsy, Ettinger SJ and Feldman EC, (ed), Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 7th Edition, Philadelphia. 451-452.
Research Focus
Development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to malignant gliomas using dogs with spontaneous brain tumors as the model.
Specialty Focus
Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery